Google, a $1.97 trillion company, is protesting California's plan to pay journalists

Google, the search giant that brought in more than $73 billion in profit last year, is protesting a California bill that would require it and other platforms to pay media outlets. The company announced that it was beginning a "short-term test" that will block links to local California news sources for a "small percentage" of users in the state. The move is in response to the California Journalism Preservation Act, a bill that would require Google, Meta and other platforms to pay California publi...